{"id":9286,"date":"2026-07-18T05:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9286"},"modified":"2026-07-18T05:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:36:34","slug":"will-smith-asked-to-testify-in-lawsuit-against-jada-pinkett-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9286","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith Asked to Testify in Lawsuit Against Jada Pinkett Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eonline.com\/news\/will_smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Will Smith<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s name is being dragged into a legal battle between his ex <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eonline.com\/news\/jada_pinkett_smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">Jada Pinkett Smith<\/a> <\/strong>and his former friend <strong>Bilaal Salaam<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Salaam (also known as <strong>Brother Bilaal<\/strong>) is seeking the Oscar winner&#8217;s testimony in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1425741\/jada-pinkett-smith-sued-by-will-smiths-former-friend-for-s3-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">lawsuit against Pinkett Smith<\/a>, who he accuses of orchestrating a smear campaign against him after an alleged confrontation at Smith&#8217;s birthday party in 2021, according to court documents obtained by E! News.<\/p>\n<p>In an email exchange attached to motion filed by Pinkett Smith&#8217;s legal team on July 15, Salaam\u2014who is representing himself in the case\u2014said he wanted to devote the first 10 minutes of a 30-minute call with the actress&#8217; counsel to addressing his request to depose Smith.<\/p>\n<p>However, Pinkett Smith&#8217;s lawyer\u2014who stated in her filing that her client &#8220;denies all such allegations&#8221; from Salaam\u2014argued that there &#8220;is nothing to meet and confer about&#8221; regarding Smith.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Smith is not a party to this litigation,&#8221; the attorney continued in her email response to Salaam. &#8220;To the extent you seek his deposition, you must comply with the applicable procedures for obtaining discovery from a nonparty. 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